David Arquette up for returning in Scream 5

Recently it was announced that Spyglass Media had acquired the rights to the SCREAM franchise and they are currently developing SCREAM 5. And today original series star David Arquette made it clear that he doesn't know anything about the new film, but he's ready and willing to take join in. 

Specifically, he tells MovieWeb:

My phone has not rang and I know nothing. I honestly don't. And I'm not just saying that. So I know just like you that they're working on a script, apparently. I don't know if our characters are going to be involved. It'd be nice. It would be exciting to be a part of it. It'll be sad that Wes [Craven] isn't there but I would love to see his legacy continue and the great projects and films that he was a part of an afterlife, and continue what he started. I would love to see more Nightmare on Elm Streets. I'd love to see more Screams. I just think he's such an incredibly talented and amazing person. I'm so honored that I had gotten to work with him, just in general. So, whatever they decide to do, it's what they'll decide. You can't bet on stuff like that. You just have to keep doing what you're doing.

When asked where he sees Dewey at this point in his life, Arquette added:

I don't know. I guess maybe he'd be almost ready for retirement. I don't know if he would still be together with Gale. There was a lot of interesting stuff that we were pitching to Wes [Craven] for Scream 4 that didn't really happen. Even, in one of the earlier drafts, [Dewey and Gale] had a kid, which was interesting. Because, obviously me and my ex Courtney [Cox] actually had a kid and we met on the Scream films. So it was kind of a fun parallel. I don't know if they would still be together, or if they wouldn't. I always liked the dynamic of them, sort of the cat and mouse, Sam and Diane aspect of their relationship was always fun for me. Whatever it is, I'd love to see it have some stakes to it, where it's palpable. Just play with the love element. I think that was fun about the first one especially. You could see the spark in their eyes and a budding relationship. To go back to that would be fun.

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The original film was directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay written by Kevin Williamson. Cathy Konrad and Cary Woods produced the hit horror movie which featured music by Marco Beltrami, cinematography by Mark Irwin, and editing by Patrick Lussier. Arquette, Campbell, and Cox's co-stars the first time around included  Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore. Woods Entertainment was the production company behind the movie which was distributed by Dimension Films into a theater near you back on December 20, 1996. Buy it HERE.